"Number one: I realized I loved you when you tried to help me help my people get along. It showed you really did care and that you really had been listening. I felt like you noticed me and wanted me to be happy."
Here, Alfred paused, glancing up from the letter. "Of course I care. And I always like seeing you happy. I like seeing anyone and everyone happy!" Alfred gushed, giving a starry smile. He then read more.
"Number two: I realized I loved you every time we argue. Just because we're arguing a lot doesn't mean we don't love each other. If anything, I think we argue because we love each other and it's a way of airing things between us, eh?"
Alfred looked up with a confused look, pausing.
Matthew gulped. Ohhh... "W-what I meant is, we argue because it helps us let one another know what's bugging us instead of not communicating at all. And you know what they say...communication is key in a relationship."
Alfred blinked a few times, then looked back to the letter, reading the next out loud. "Number three: I realized I loved you when you finally listened to me, even if I acted a little creeped about the situation under which you finally listened."
Alfred tried to think back? When was this? Maybe...when he had that chainsaw? Yes, that had to be it. He didn't have the heart to tell Matthew that he hadn't completely been listening. Or was it that day he gave some advice? Ah yes, he'd been listening. He knew his brother needed that kind of support.
"...Number four..." Alfred continued reading. "I realized I loved you when you were acting heroic around everyone. I love that boisterous hero in you, even when I say I don't like it. You know I say things like that when I'm mad."
Alfred looked up with a few tears in his eyes now. Somehow, it touched him that Matthew loved that boisterous streak to him. Matthew bit his lip, waiting for Alfred to continue reading.
Alfred spoke up, reading the last line. "Number five: I realized I loved you when I picked up my pencil to write you this. I realized, really, and truly, that I loved you enough to tell you I loved you.
Re: Realized? Potential? [2/3]
"Number one: I realized I loved you when you tried to help me help my people get along. It showed you really did care and that you really had been listening. I felt like you noticed me and wanted me to be happy."
Here, Alfred paused, glancing up from the letter. "Of course I care. And I always like seeing you happy. I like seeing anyone and everyone happy!" Alfred gushed, giving a starry smile. He then read more.
"Number two: I realized I loved you every time we argue. Just because we're arguing a lot doesn't mean we don't love each other. If anything, I think we argue because we love each other and it's a way of airing things between us, eh?"
Alfred looked up with a confused look, pausing.
Matthew gulped. Ohhh... "W-what I meant is, we argue because it helps us let one another know what's bugging us instead of not communicating at all. And you know what they say...communication is key in a relationship."
Alfred blinked a few times, then looked back to the letter, reading the next out loud. "Number three: I realized I loved you when you finally listened to me, even if I acted a little creeped about the situation under which you finally listened."
Alfred tried to think back? When was this? Maybe...when he had that chainsaw? Yes, that had to be it. He didn't have the heart to tell Matthew that he hadn't completely been listening. Or was it that day he gave some advice? Ah yes, he'd been listening. He knew his brother needed that kind of support.
"...Number four..." Alfred continued reading. "I realized I loved you when you were acting heroic around everyone. I love that boisterous hero in you, even when I say I don't like it. You know I say things like that when I'm mad."
Alfred looked up with a few tears in his eyes now. Somehow, it touched him that Matthew loved that boisterous streak to him. Matthew bit his lip, waiting for Alfred to continue reading.
Alfred spoke up, reading the last line. "Number five: I realized I loved you when I picked up my pencil to write you this. I realized, really, and truly, that I loved you enough to tell you I loved you.
I love you with all my heart and soul.
Matthew."